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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Mingsong Chen, Singapore, SG;
Mauro Aguanno, Singapore, SG;
Kuan Moon Boo, Singapore, SG;
Woon Liang Terence Soh, Singapore, SG;
Jacob K. Freudenthal, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Marks, Mountain View, CA (US);
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An instrument for processing and/or measuring a biological process contains a sample processing system, an excitation source, an excitation optical system, an optical sensor, and an emission optical system. The sample processing system is configured to retain a first sample holder and a second sample holder, wherein the number of sample cells is different for each sample holder or a characteristic dimension for the first sample cells is different from that of the second sample holder. The instrument also includes an excitation source temperature controller comprising a temperature sensor that is coupled to the excitation source. The temperature controller is configured to produce a first target temperature when the first sample holder is retained by the instrument and to produce a second target temperature when the second sample holder is retained by the instrument.